The ubiquitous star said she occasionally rues her lack of privacy but said it's worth the success.

"This whole experience has changed me for the better, and I have no regrets," she said. "We made this decision as a family that we're gonna be an open book."

Kim also insisted that she doesn't check out the chatter about her online and doesn't read gossip magazines.

A few months ago, photographs suggested she had Google alerts set for her own name, to alert her to news about herself. But last month she told Ryan Seacrest's radio show she had taken those alerts off her phone.